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Skyrocketing Las Vegas Room Rates Product Of March Madness Demand
For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic Las Vegas hotel rooms are in high demand. March Madness is always a huge betting event in Las Vegas but the influx of visitors is particularly welcome this year. It’s not difficult to find a decent hotel for less than $200 a night for […]
Buffalo Wild Wings And BetMGM Announce Sports Betting Partnership
BetMGM and Buffalo Wild Wings have announced a partnership for an ‘exclusive sports betting experience’. Geolocation will create a ‘custom experience’ when the BetMGM app is used in a Buffalo Wild Wings location. Players will enjoy ‘custom promotions and bet types’ exclusive to Buffalo Wild Wings. Buffalo Wild Wings and BetMGM initially announced a partnership […]
Callaway Golf Announces Merger With Topgolf
Callaway Golf Company has announced a merger with Topgolf. Topgolf signed a promotional partnership agreement with BetMGM in February 2021. The merger will likely benefit MGM as they look to leverage the golf enthusiast demographic. This story is only tangentially related to sports betting but it’s an interesting development on a macro level. It could […]
William Hill Drops Mobile App On Tennessee Sports Betting Dumpster Fire
William Hill has launched their mobile betting app in Tennessee. WynnBET now has market access in eleven states. Tennessee’s lottery run sports betting has arguably the worst regulatory framework in the US. Some things just bear repeating. For that reason, I’ll paraphrase from the intro to my previous report about WynnBET’s sports betting app launching […]
Major League Rugby Partners With Genius Sports
Major League Rugby has announced a sports betting data and streaming partnership with Genius Sports. Major League Rugby is preparing to begin their fourth season. The partnership should result in Major League Rugby expanding their sports betting presence. I had no idea that the Major League Rugby League existed. No disrespect to it or anything–I […]
DiSimone Gaming Announces Opening Date For The Pass Casino In Henderson
DiSimone Gaming has announced that The Pass Casino–formerly the Eldorado–will open at 7:00 PM Pacific on April 1, 2021. The Pass is located on Water Street in Henderson, Nevada. Circa Sports will operate the upgraded sportsbook at the property. Last December, Boyd Gaming announced that they were selling the Eldorado Casino at 140 South Water […]
NHL Deal With Disney Puts Hockey Back On ESPN
The National Hockey League has signed a seven year broadcast deal with the Walt Disney Company worth a reported $2.8 billion USD. The deal will put the NHL back on ESPN for the first time since 2004. The NHL’s out-of-market game package (NHL.TV) will be available only via a subscription to the ESPN+ streaming network. […]
Boyd Gaming To Revive Iconic Stardust Brand Online
Boyd Gaming has announced that they are reviving the iconic ‘Stardust’ name for their online casinos in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Stardust Hotel & Casino was at one point the center of the sports betting universe. The Stardust was imploded in 2007. Resorts World Las Vegas will open soon on the property formerly occupied […]
Penn National Set To Launch Barstool Sportsbook App In Illinois
Penn National Gaming has announced the launch of their Barstool Sportsbook mobile app in Illinois. The gaming company entered into a partnership with Barstool Sports earlier this year. The Barstool Sportsbook mobile app is also available in Michigan and Pennsylvania. The first Barstool Sportsbook retail location opened at Colorado’s Ameristar Casino Resort in Black Hawk […]
Colorado’s Ute Mountain Tribal Casino Sportsbook Coming Soon
The Ute Mountain Casino has reopened after closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is launching their sportsbook soon. Ute Mountain is one of two tribal run gaming properties in Colorado. The state’s other tribal property–the Sky Ute Casino–launched their mobile betting app in early May 2020. So how about let’s make it 21 sports […]
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